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apparently the other guy who plays romney has kind of perfected romney's creepy debate scare where he looks over the lectern and gives obama a weird look. they both had things at the comedian shop which is cool. >> i can't wait for the v.p. debates. >> yeah, bring it on. >>> okay. rosie o'donnell is a big fan of honey boo boo. of course, she wants to buy her a house. the mom says she doesn't want fame to change her. they said, no, we don't want a house. but interesting that rosie says not only does she love them, but she thinks that honey boo boo has a lot in common with shirley temple. how about that? a little comparison because she's got an eye for talent. >> wow, you know what? god bless. >>> news from inside the abc family. we want to extend a heartfelt congratulations to everyone's favorite weatherman sam champion. sam champion is getting married . congratulations. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs f
apparently the other guy who plays romney has kind of perfected romney's creepy debate scare where he looks over the lectern and gives obama a weird look. they both had things at the comedian shop which is cool. >> i can't wait for the v.p. debates. >> yeah, bring it on. >>> okay. rosie o'donnell is a big fan of honey boo boo. of course, she wants to buy her a house. the mom says she doesn't want fame to change her. they said, no, we don't want a house. but interesting that...
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and romney promised that if mr. obama is re-elected it will be more of the same. >> i think it is interesting, with two presidential debates gone, the president still hasn't found an agenda for his second term. we have an agenda for our term. and our agenda is going to get this country working again. >> romney also said that over 3.5 million more women are now in pof teverty than when the president took office. up more debate, monday night, in florida, the topic, foreign policy. they estimated 1/5 of the population was watching the second debate last night. >> good to know right? >> it is very good to know. some numbers here. i know you are a cruncher, how many days to the election? >> 19. >> become to back gallup polls, give romney the edge. and there are new stats out that say, well first time, that romney has the hit the 50% mark in the likely voter poll. the president has never hit 50% in the likely voter poll. no candidate who led in mid october with 50% or more, as romney does right now, has gone on to lose. s
and romney promised that if mr. obama is re-elected it will be more of the same. >> i think it is interesting, with two presidential debates gone, the president still hasn't found an agenda for his second term. we have an agenda for our term. and our agenda is going to get this country working again. >> romney also said that over 3.5 million more women are now in pof teverty than when the president took office. up more debate, monday night, in florida, the topic, foreign policy....
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romney. bill. >> reporter: it was gracious. mittromney.com live streamed the president's victory speech, a classy move here tonight. really shakespearean when you look at the family on the stage behind me. when you kid mitt romney's father ran for president and lost. his mother ran for senate and lost. he spent the better part of his 60s focused on this night and after countless hand shakes and countless donor calls and airline miles and campaign stops, i guess it's not surprising that tonight saw, perhaps the shortest speech of his political career, definitely the most painful. as for the people in this room, people who have gone the distance, given heart, souls, a lot of money into a within tonight. well they left completely shattered after a night of well, frankly yo-yoing emotions. >> after all the money spent, all the tight polls, victory crowd gathered with electric e laegs y -- elation going into a championship fight. state-by-state, blow by blow they watched their worst nightmare unfold. >> president obama with a lead i
romney. bill. >> reporter: it was gracious. mittromney.com live streamed the president's victory speech, a classy move here tonight. really shakespearean when you look at the family on the stage behind me. when you kid mitt romney's father ran for president and lost. his mother ran for senate and lost. he spent the better part of his 60s focused on this night and after countless hand shakes and countless donor calls and airline miles and campaign stops, i guess it's not surprising that...
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and we'll hear from mitt romney for the first time since his election defeat. what he is saying about obama campaign tactics raising a couple eyebrows. >>> then an inspiring story, the young lady who ran a long, a really, really long way. mostly barefoot on top of that. why she did it coming up. >> she is going to need a pedicure. >> bunion city. >>> are you hungry this morning? are you? >> always every morning. >> that's just it. >> fact of life on this shift. >> i have been doing cooking with a guy you mae have seen on tv. we will get hot and heavy in the kitchen with marcus samuelson. plenty of meat in the story. stay tuned. we like stories with substance. >> first, both sides are laying out the battle lines over the looming budget crisis in washington. house speaker john boehner says republicans want to cooperate but not by raising taxes. >> here we go again. president obama addressed the crisis rather and other challenges he faces in his first post-victory news conference. abc's karen travers is joining us from washington with more. hi, karen. >> reporter:
and we'll hear from mitt romney for the first time since his election defeat. what he is saying about obama campaign tactics raising a couple eyebrows. >>> then an inspiring story, the young lady who ran a long, a really, really long way. mostly barefoot on top of that. why she did it coming up. >> she is going to need a pedicure. >> bunion city. >>> are you hungry this morning? are you? >> always every morning. >> that's just it. >> fact of life...
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and will that mitt romney, one mitt romney connect, and the mitt romney lost tonight to mitt romney. and that's what happened tonight. and rick santorum was the beneficiary of that campaign going on. >> all right. i'm going to put you in a democratic white house for a minute imaginarily. and they're looking at this, what are they saying? >> they're enjoying this process very much. they're saying the longer this goes on, the bloodier it gets, the more fierce it gets in the fight going on the better for them. you've seen in the course of this process mitt romney's unfavorable rating in the course of this campaign has gone up 15 points. counter that with what happened in 2008, even though there was a tough fight between barack obama and 4i8ry clinton. barack obamas favorable rating went up 20 points in the course of that race. so what they're hoping for as this keeps going, goes till june, mitt romney ultimately wins this in a very delegate math sort of way without ever inspiring anybody and rather than bringing the country together or the republican party together and they have a very
and will that mitt romney, one mitt romney connect, and the mitt romney lost tonight to mitt romney. and that's what happened tonight. and rick santorum was the beneficiary of that campaign going on. >> all right. i'm going to put you in a democratic white house for a minute imaginarily. and they're looking at this, what are they saying? >> they're enjoying this process very much. they're saying the longer this goes on, the bloodier it gets, the more fierce it gets in the fight...
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romney accusing mr. obama of taking too long to refer to the attack as a terrorist strike, the president pointed out that he used the words "acts of terror" the very next day in a rose garde speech. candy crowley initially backed up the president's account yet also defended romney's accusations of mixed signals from the administration. with more on what's at stake in the aftermath of the attack here's abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: growing questions and political controversy are still raging over the deaths of the americans in libya. >> the president and the vice president certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. >> reporter: in last week's vice presidential debate, vice president joe biden said the white house was unaware of security requests from state department officials in libya who had told congress of those requests just the day before. >> and they wanted more security there. >> well, we weren't told they wanted more security, again,
romney accusing mr. obama of taking too long to refer to the attack as a terrorist strike, the president pointed out that he used the words "acts of terror" the very next day in a rose garde speech. candy crowley initially backed up the president's account yet also defended romney's accusations of mixed signals from the administration. with more on what's at stake in the aftermath of the attack here's abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: growing questions and political controversy...
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some post-election comments from inside mitt romney's family, the comments raising a lot of political eyebrows. his son gave an interview to "the boston globe," the newspaper, and unexpected is definitely the word. we'll get into that coming up in just a second. >>> also coming up, the controversial call on "wheel of fortune" that has viewers and a contestant expressing outrage. hear what happened during a final round of the game show that led to disappointment, to say the least. it all has to do with how you pronounce a word. >> being punished for her southern accent. i don't like that. i think she has a legit case. we'll get to that. >>> coming up later, the hollywood heartbreak story that won't reach its final chapter. demi moore's latest divorce demand from ashton kutcher. quite an eye opener. details on that and much more celebrity goodness coming up. stay tuned for that. >>> but first, hundreds of people held a candle light vigil on new york's brooklyn bridge in honor of those who died in the connecticut school shooting. >> the names of the victims were read aloud at the center
some post-election comments from inside mitt romney's family, the comments raising a lot of political eyebrows. his son gave an interview to "the boston globe," the newspaper, and unexpected is definitely the word. we'll get into that coming up in just a second. >>> also coming up, the controversial call on "wheel of fortune" that has viewers and a contestant expressing outrage. hear what happened during a final round of the game show that led to disappointment, to...
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mitt romney will be at fox. president obama at msnbc. >> barack obama is the leader in shame based campaigning. mitt has a handicap, given how many times he has flipped position he's may not understand the concept of shame. >> let me break it down for you. the candidate who has more voters is going to win. [ applause ] >> remember -- voting isn't just a right it is also a couple hours off from work tomorrow. >> this is not mitch romney's father's republican party. >> mitch romney, biden has been drinking robitusin. >> all the kenyans who came to run the marathon. they canceled and thought they would stick around and campaign for obama. because, as a fellow kenyan. so here is the rundown tomorrow is election day. wednesday will be the recount. december 18th the supreme court will give the election to mitt romney. >> have you seen the headliner yet? >> no, springsteen doesn't go on for an hour. dave matthews, katy perry rocked it. biden not so much. >> the republicans will pick up the senate. >> wow. >> i base tha
mitt romney will be at fox. president obama at msnbc. >> barack obama is the leader in shame based campaigning. mitt has a handicap, given how many times he has flipped position he's may not understand the concept of shame. >> let me break it down for you. the candidate who has more voters is going to win. [ applause ] >> remember -- voting isn't just a right it is also a couple hours off from work tomorrow. >> this is not mitch romney's father's republican party....
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that's where romney was declared an apparent winner. meanwhile, rick santorum picked up some key victories as well, but romney is clearly ahead in delegates but may not be ahead so much when it comes to momentum and at least this image of the inevitable nominee. that is not sealed up just yet. >> he still can't shake off santorum. he just continues to be in the rearview mirror. >> he's hanging in there. >> yes, definitely. >>> also this morning, one year after the tsunami and nuclear disaster in japan we're going to take you back into that danger zone in a "world news now" special report. >> rebuilding and recovery in that part of the world. i remember being at this desk as that story broke. so it will be amazing to see how they're progressing. and we'll lighten the mood a little bit later in this half hour. crowds of -- oh, see, this is what i'm talking about. crowds of young women wearing bikinis clearly. >> not talking about their sunglasses or their hats. >> beautiful pair. trying to set a world record. too bad i was not there for s
that's where romney was declared an apparent winner. meanwhile, rick santorum picked up some key victories as well, but romney is clearly ahead in delegates but may not be ahead so much when it comes to momentum and at least this image of the inevitable nominee. that is not sealed up just yet. >> he still can't shake off santorum. he just continues to be in the rearview mirror. >> he's hanging in there. >> yes, definitely. >>> also this morning, one year after the...
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his finances. >> this follows new reports that romney's personal worth may top $250 million. abc news' amy walter is following the campaign and has the latest. good morning, amy. >> reporter: paula, rob. house speaker john boehner said voters don't need to love mitt romney to vote for him because this election isn't a referendum on mitt romney, it's going to be a referendum on president obama and the economy. >> it is another kick in the gut to middle-class families. the president's policies have clearly not been successful. in reigniting this economy, in putting people back to work. >> reporter: while voters don't need to fall in love with mitt romney, they do need to actually like him or at least not dislike him. and there is some fresh evidence right now that democratic attacks on mitt romney are starting to get traction, especially in some of the battleground states. there are new calls this weekend by republicans for a stronger pushback from mitt romney on some of these attacks. they say they want to see a more active and strong response from mitt romney any time that de
his finances. >> this follows new reports that romney's personal worth may top $250 million. abc news' amy walter is following the campaign and has the latest. good morning, amy. >> reporter: paula, rob. house speaker john boehner said voters don't need to love mitt romney to vote for him because this election isn't a referendum on mitt romney, it's going to be a referendum on president obama and the economy. >> it is another kick in the gut to middle-class families. the...
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the storm put romney in a bind. while the president can lead relief efforts -- >> this is something heartbreaking for the nation. >> reporter: there's not much for romney to do beyond encouraging supporters to pitch in. with fema working overtime, democrats are hammering him for what he said at a debate when asked if some of fema's responsibilities should be turned over to the states. >> absolutely. any time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. and if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. >> reporter: romney wouldn't answer questions about that. >> governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> reporter: with canceled events, the campaign continues. bill clinton led a rally in indianapolis that appeared entirely political. with a race this close, not even a storm of the century can bring the campaign to a halt. jonathan karl, abc news, kettering, ohio. cover everything
the storm put romney in a bind. while the president can lead relief efforts -- >> this is something heartbreaking for the nation. >> reporter: there's not much for romney to do beyond encouraging supporters to pitch in. with fema working overtime, democrats are hammering him for what he said at a debate when asked if some of fema's responsibilities should be turned over to the states. >> absolutely. any time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government...
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first of all, the obama campaign defined mitt romney before mitt romney was able to define himself. they ran a number of hard-hitting ads attacking romney's strength. romney presenting himself as a successful businessperson who could fix the struggling economy, but the obama campaign tore into that, and romney never successfully responded. the other thing is the romney campaign was operating under the assumption that the voting electorate would look like it looked for the past 60 years. and that's fine, but they were running against president obama who fundamentally changed the voting electorate in 2008, and so they did not garner sufficient enough support among young voters and blacks and latinos. in the end just having white voters and men was not enough. >> the country is changing. >> yeah. mitt has gone on record and said if this doesn't work out he's going to hang up his political cleats, so to speak. so what is next for the governor? >> reporter: well, you know, in the concession remarks last night, he said that he was praying for president obama's success and he wants the cou
first of all, the obama campaign defined mitt romney before mitt romney was able to define himself. they ran a number of hard-hitting ads attacking romney's strength. romney presenting himself as a successful businessperson who could fix the struggling economy, but the obama campaign tore into that, and romney never successfully responded. the other thing is the romney campaign was operating under the assumption that the voting electorate would look like it looked for the past 60 years. and...
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a 12-point upset of mitt romney. and he credited his success to an electorate fed up with elites. >> the establishment is right to be worried about a gingrich nomination because a gingrich nomination we're going to change things. we're going to make the establishment very uncomfortable. we're going to demand real change in washington. >> reporter: south carolina was a bitter setback for mitt romney, who as he did in iowa saw a big lead in the polls dribble away by the 11th hour. >> we've still got a long way to go and a lot of work to do. >> reporter: and romney was back on the attack against gingrich. >> i don't think that the people of this country are going to choose as the next president of the united states a person who spent 40 years in washington as a congressman and a lobbyist. >> reporter: and he tried to settle a flap over his taxes. >> i will release my tax returns for 2010. i'll do that on tuesday of this week. >> reporter: rick santorum, who finished a distant third in south carolina, pledged to soldier
a 12-point upset of mitt romney. and he credited his success to an electorate fed up with elites. >> the establishment is right to be worried about a gingrich nomination because a gingrich nomination we're going to change things. we're going to make the establishment very uncomfortable. we're going to demand real change in washington. >> reporter: south carolina was a bitter setback for mitt romney, who as he did in iowa saw a big lead in the polls dribble away by the 11th hour....
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romney's campaign the myth. polls out had the president up in two of the states the president needs to put together his electoral puzzle. wisconsin and ohio. and it's not as if all campaigning has discontinued. >> we have got to get through the next six days. >> vice president biden in florida, and former president bill clinton in iowa making the case for him. >> obama's economic plan. >> reporter: starting thursday, president obama will be campaigning, full time. full steam ahead going to wisconsin, colorado, nevada. three cities in ohio. and that's just thursday and friday. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >>> romney was also striking a harmonious note as he hit the campaign trail in florida. refraining though from lashing out at the president. >> the latest abc news poll shows the race is still in a dead heat. romney replaced any criticism of his opponent with talk of unity. >> look, we can't go on the road we are on. we can't change course in america, if we keep on attacking each other. we have got to
romney's campaign the myth. polls out had the president up in two of the states the president needs to put together his electoral puzzle. wisconsin and ohio. and it's not as if all campaigning has discontinued. >> we have got to get through the next six days. >> vice president biden in florida, and former president bill clinton in iowa making the case for him. >> obama's economic plan. >> reporter: starting thursday, president obama will be campaigning, full time. full...
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mitt romney adds another win. this time a double-digit triumph in the illinois primary. >> and his team isn't being shy either. increasing their calls for romney rivals to step aside. it's wednesday, march 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good wednesday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> it's wednesday. it's march 21st? where has this year gone? >> fast, fast. hump day. >> that's right. i'm paula faris on this hump day. and to the victor goes the spoils. like many other mornings this year so far, the victor is mitt romney. his win last night in illinois not only increased his delegate count lead but it's got his campaign team calling on the other republicans to drop out of the race once and for all. and i think we can all assume what their response to that was. >> santorum's speech last night. i'm not going anywhere. i'll be in louisiana saturday and in pennsylvania five weeks from now. these guys are staying in it. a much more confident mitt romney last night. stella got his gro
mitt romney adds another win. this time a double-digit triumph in the illinois primary. >> and his team isn't being shy either. increasing their calls for romney rivals to step aside. it's wednesday, march 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good wednesday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> it's wednesday. it's march 21st? where has this year gone? >> fast, fast. hump day. >> that's right. i'm paula faris on this hump...
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this romney/rubio moment a test run? amid so much talk of rubio that fresh-faced freshman senator from florida, he's on romney's short list for running mate. rubio has repeatedly said he was not interested but it was this moment, a freudian slip. >> three, four, five, six, seven years if i do a good job as vice president -- i'm sorry -- you guys all got that, right? >> as a senator. >> kid aside, rubio has what romney might need. he's the son of cuban immigrants, his election fueled by the tea party. >> thank you! >> reporter: his four children a mirror of so many faces in america. >> anthony who is 4 and dominik who is 2. and that's our family. you're 4. he's 4. >> reporter: the latest abc news poll shows president obama leading mitt romney by nearly 50 points among hispanic voters. while latino voters have expressed frustration with the president, his lack of immigration reform, many are alarmed even more by mitt romney's stance on immigrants here illegally and saying they must go home and get in line. >> they would le
this romney/rubio moment a test run? amid so much talk of rubio that fresh-faced freshman senator from florida, he's on romney's short list for running mate. rubio has repeatedly said he was not interested but it was this moment, a freudian slip. >> three, four, five, six, seven years if i do a good job as vice president -- i'm sorry -- you guys all got that, right? >> as a senator. >> kid aside, rubio has what romney might need. he's the son of cuban immigrants, his election...
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the democrats have pounced on the comment and tried to link murdoch to romney because romney endorsed him. >>> asian markets are lower after a dismal day on wall street. stocks tumbled after a series of low earning reports from dupont and xerox, ups, otherwise known as ups, world's largest package delivery company, warned the pace of growth is uneven and holiday shopping season could prove to be ing. the worst day since june. just a little note, investors were thinking how high can we go, how low can we go in a split second. >> couple years ago, remember the dow was at 6,500. and 13,000 was a big deal. compared to whey where we were, considerable improvements. in addition to bad earnings reports, moody's is going to downgrade, said it was going to downgrade five of spain's regions, downgrading credit look we have been through here in the u.s. global economy remains weak. you can never think here in the u.s. we are immune to what is happening in global economics. interesting. always. >> domino effect. >>> small new jersey town is in shock. now that two teenage brothers have been charge
the democrats have pounced on the comment and tried to link murdoch to romney because romney endorsed him. >>> asian markets are lower after a dismal day on wall street. stocks tumbled after a series of low earning reports from dupont and xerox, ups, otherwise known as ups, world's largest package delivery company, warned the pace of growth is uneven and holiday shopping season could prove to be ing. the worst day since june. just a little note, investors were thinking how high can we...
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>> reporter: romney has seen his once massive lead in florida disappear. romney was more aggressive, more confident, and more prepared than he has been in recent debates. romney repeatedly slammed gingrich for his work as a consultant for failed mortgage giant freddie mac. he made it a local issue. >> he should have been anxiously telling the american people that these entities were causing a housing bubble that would cause a collapse that we've seen here in florida. >> reporter: gingrich fired right back. >> governor romney owns shares of both fannie mae and freddie mac. tell us how much money he's made off of how many households that have not v. been foreclosed by his investments. >> reporter: ron paul and rick santorum are trailing badly in the polls. they just wanted to get back to policy. >> and you guys should leave that alone and focus on the issues. >> that subject really doesn't interest me a whole lot. >> reporter: latinos make up 13.1% of florida's 11 million registered voters. the contenders jockeyed for their support. >> is he still the most a
>> reporter: romney has seen his once massive lead in florida disappear. romney was more aggressive, more confident, and more prepared than he has been in recent debates. romney repeatedly slammed gingrich for his work as a consultant for failed mortgage giant freddie mac. he made it a local issue. >> he should have been anxiously telling the american people that these entities were causing a housing bubble that would cause a collapse that we've seen here in florida. >>...
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but still romney has been unable to stop rick santorum's surge. jonathan karl, abc, washington. >> it's so funny, too. i think -- obviously, mitt romney has struggled to rally that conservative root around him. but the more people learn about santorum people will find out just how dramatically far right he is. and whether that's good for the gop to have that kind of conservative go against obama in the fall. >> but i think true conservatives, tea party conservatives are still trying to send a message to the republican base that we want somebody a little more conservative than mitt romney because he can be a little bit of a massachusetts moderate. >> that's the tea party influence. interesting as always. >>> speaking of politics now, newt gingrich is far back in third place, but he's making gas prices topic number one in his bid for the white house. he's now promising to drop the price as low as two bucks a gallon. he said he'll do that by relaxing regulation on domestic oil production. he's also blasting president obama for delaying that canada to
but still romney has been unable to stop rick santorum's surge. jonathan karl, abc, washington. >> it's so funny, too. i think -- obviously, mitt romney has struggled to rally that conservative root around him. but the more people learn about santorum people will find out just how dramatically far right he is. and whether that's good for the gop to have that kind of conservative go against obama in the fall. >> but i think true conservatives, tea party conservatives are still trying...
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first of all, the obama campaign defined mitt romney before romney was able to define himself. they ran a number of hard-hitting ads, attacking at romney's strength. romney presenting himself as a successful business person who could fix the struggling economy. but the obama campaign tore into that. and romney never successfully responded. the other thing was the romney campaign was operating under the assumption that the voting electorate would look like it's looked for the past 60 years. they were running against barack obama, which fundamentally changed the voting electorate in 2008. that did not garner enough support wrong young voters, blacks and latinos. just having white voters and white men was not enough. in the past, that could win the election. but not in 2012. >> mitt has gone on record saying if this didn't work out, he would hang his political cleats up, so to speak. so, what is next for the governor? >> reporter: in the concession remarks last night, he said he was praying for president obama's success and that he wanted the country to come together. i wonder if
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. >>> also this morning, the bill political headline of the week, mitt romney resetting his campaign after some questionable moves and washington insiders already looking ahead to 2016. will hillary clinton consider another run for the white house? >> and have you missed arnold schwarzenegger? >> will he be back? >> apparently. apparently. california's former governator opens up about his love child and troubled marriage. the secrets he's revealing now and why coming up. >> sounds like a made-for-tv movie. speaking of which, a newcomer at the emmys takes top honors aet the annual emmy awards handed out last night. >> that's right. and one of our familiar favorites also took home an armful of honors. abc's brandi hitt is joining us now outside the nokia theatre in l.a. with all the details. brandi, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. good morning, paula. yes, it was a big night for "modern family," also a huge night for "homeland." that television drama took home several key awards, including one of the biggest of the evening. "homeland" beat "mad men" in best drama. [ appla
. >>> also this morning, the bill political headline of the week, mitt romney resetting his campaign after some questionable moves and washington insiders already looking ahead to 2016. will hillary clinton consider another run for the white house? >> and have you missed arnold schwarzenegger? >> will he be back? >> apparently. apparently. california's former governator opens up about his love child and troubled marriage. the secrets he's revealing now and why coming...
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romney in boston. the president in williamsburg, virginia. >> it is going great. >> reporter: since their first showdown, the race has tightened. a new abc news/"washington post" poll found a huge spike in strong enthusiasm among romney supporters. but it also found the president still holding a slight lead among likely voters nationwide. the romney campaign points to a "usa today" gallup poll that has them up five points in the key battleground states. that sets up a high-stakes showdown here on long island tonight. president obama's hoping for a comeback. moit romn mitt romney is hoping for a knockout. back to you. >> karen, thanks a lot. all eyes on the two men tonight. they have got to be feeling some of the pressure right now. a lot on the line. >> who do you think has more pressure, mitt romney, or president obama? because he turned in such a lackluster performance last time. i would say obama. >> i would say obama too. he knows how badly he messed up. advisersised a different president. he has t
romney in boston. the president in williamsburg, virginia. >> it is going great. >> reporter: since their first showdown, the race has tightened. a new abc news/"washington post" poll found a huge spike in strong enthusiasm among romney supporters. but it also found the president still holding a slight lead among likely voters nationwide. the romney campaign points to a "usa today" gallup poll that has them up five points in the key battleground states. that sets...
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mitt romney is on track to match or exceed the powerful obama fund-raising operation. democrats fear that while they can win the message war over the summer, they may not be in a position to keep that up through the fall. that's why you have the president sounding so concerned. rob, sunny. >> i don't like the attack ads. on either side. i just don't like that. >> every candidate says the same thing. we are going to run a clean, positive campaign, talk about the issues. always gets negative. the only reason, it works. there is another story that proves it again. they're effective. >> stick to the facts. leave that emotional, attack stuff out. we're smart enough. we can figure it out. >> i think most voters in the country vote with gut instinct, emotional attachment to one candidate or another. it works. it is sad. >> facts should rule. >> amen. >> each and every time. trump emotion. spoken like a lawyer, right. >> exactly. no, counselor. >> well the only abortion clinic in mississippi will be open this morning after a federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of a n
mitt romney is on track to match or exceed the powerful obama fund-raising operation. democrats fear that while they can win the message war over the summer, they may not be in a position to keep that up through the fall. that's why you have the president sounding so concerned. rob, sunny. >> i don't like the attack ads. on either side. i just don't like that. >> every candidate says the same thing. we are going to run a clean, positive campaign, talk about the issues. always gets...
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where he is leading mitt romney in the polls. the president called romney's plans for the economy "trickle down fairy dust." supporters there saying happy birthday. the president does turn 51 tomorrow. he says he wants all of florida's electoral votes in november as a birthday gift >> 51. trying to take years off the president. i'm sure he would look to be 41. >> did i say 41? 51. >> there is a new poll out. he its getting good news for his birthday. in three critical battleground states. florida, ohio, pennsylvania. he is up an all polls. 51-4 in florida. 53-42. some analysts saying pennsylvania is really now, it's solidly in the obama column now. that may not be quite as tight as they thought. florida and ohio and several other states, you know are still critical. but he is, as of right now, the polls will change between now and november. things are looking pretty good. >> wonder if that has anything to do with the sort of tax return issue that mitt romney is still, is still fighting. it just doesn't seem to go away. >> harry r
where he is leading mitt romney in the polls. the president called romney's plans for the economy "trickle down fairy dust." supporters there saying happy birthday. the president does turn 51 tomorrow. he says he wants all of florida's electoral votes in november as a birthday gift >> 51. trying to take years off the president. i'm sure he would look to be 41. >> did i say 41? 51. >> there is a new poll out. he its getting good news for his birthday. in three...
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romney raised $548 million so far. romney spent a second consecutive day asking for votes in florida. the republican contender is riding the momentum from last week's debate. he is drawing big crowds from the campaign. >> you will have a chance to hear his answers or his non-answers. of course, days later we are hearing his excuses, and next january we will be watching him leave the white house for the last time. >> reporter: this week it's the vice presidential candidates turn to debate. >>> and biden is in delaware, and in intense preparation with the obama campaign feeling new pressure after the president's widely panned performance in denver, and ryan campaigning in ohio and michigan today, and we will carry the debate live here. the team will be at the debate as well, and martha will be moderating. it begins 9:00 p.m. eastern, and they will discuss foreign and domestic policy, 9:00 to 10:30 eastern time in kentucky. >> she is a good reporter feeling in a moderator pressure to do better than jim layer, and i am sur
romney raised $548 million so far. romney spent a second consecutive day asking for votes in florida. the republican contender is riding the momentum from last week's debate. he is drawing big crowds from the campaign. >> you will have a chance to hear his answers or his non-answers. of course, days later we are hearing his excuses, and next january we will be watching him leave the white house for the last time. >> reporter: this week it's the vice presidential candidates turn to...
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two influential gop lawmakers threw their support behind romney. he picked up endorsements from house majority leader eric cantor of virginia, who promises romney will take that state tuesday, and on top of that one of the most conservative members of the u.s. senate, oklahoma's tom coburn is also now backing the former massachusetts governor. meanwhile, rick santorum says the nomination may not be decided until the party's convention this summer. campaigning in oklahoma ahead of tuesday's primary santorum says that romney has failed to "close the deal with voters" despite having a huge financial advantage. >>> vladimir putin is celebrating his definitive victory in russia's presidential election. but opposition groups say they don't recognize the results, complaining of widespread fraud. and today they plan to rally near the kremlin. the bbc's daniel sanford reports from moscow. >> reporter: vladimir putin appeared in front of a huge crowd outside of the kremlin walls. he proclaimed an emphatic victory and one that had been inevitable, even at the
two influential gop lawmakers threw their support behind romney. he picked up endorsements from house majority leader eric cantor of virginia, who promises romney will take that state tuesday, and on top of that one of the most conservative members of the u.s. senate, oklahoma's tom coburn is also now backing the former massachusetts governor. meanwhile, rick santorum says the nomination may not be decided until the party's convention this summer. campaigning in oklahoma ahead of tuesday's...
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. >>> turning to presidential politics now and major changes in the romney campaign. responding to his critics romney promises to spend more time with voters and less time raising money. s aggressive strategy started with this campaign appearance last night in denver with the election. it is just seven weeks away. some republicans are worried romney's campaign is moving in the wrong direction. >>> the obama campaign has launched its first campaign ad using romney's comments about the so-called 47%. it's running today in ohio has romney and running mate paul ryan are getting ready to kick off their bus tour. the ad says romney should stop attacking others on taxes and come clean on his own. >>> turning overseas, the search has resumed for six climbers missing after a deadly avalanche in nepal. at least nine people were killed on mt. montaslew. one of the highest and trying to recover all the bodies. ten survived and had to be flown to the hospital. many of the climbers were from europe. >>> in southern california crews are battling two dangerous fast-moving fires. the
. >>> turning to presidential politics now and major changes in the romney campaign. responding to his critics romney promises to spend more time with voters and less time raising money. s aggressive strategy started with this campaign appearance last night in denver with the election. it is just seven weeks away. some republicans are worried romney's campaign is moving in the wrong direction. >>> the obama campaign has launched its first campaign ad using romney's comments...
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ron paul and mitt romney seemed to be forging some sort of an alliance. rand paul, ron's son, was asked earlier in the day, yesterday, whether or not he would consider being vice president if romney asked him. he said i would consider it. makes you wonder. >>> now to a bizarre car for -- call for help from a camper in the cascades. the men went to sleep in the woods only to wake up floating in his tent. trapped on the swollen -- i don't know how to say that river. the flood waters from drenching rain that completely covered his campground. firefighters were able to pull him to safety. that's the good news. he was cold as you can imagine, pretty scared and pretty soaked, but otherwise just okay. what was the name of that river? >> snoqualmie. >> snoqualmie. thank you. thank you for the pronouncement. all right. >> here's a look at your weather, everybody. another half foot of snow in the cascades, northern and central rockies, heavy snow in the dakotas, iowa, and southern minnesota. getting to chicago and detroit later on. severe weather with hail, gusty w
ron paul and mitt romney seemed to be forging some sort of an alliance. rand paul, ron's son, was asked earlier in the day, yesterday, whether or not he would consider being vice president if romney asked him. he said i would consider it. makes you wonder. >>> now to a bizarre car for -- call for help from a camper in the cascades. the men went to sleep in the woods only to wake up floating in his tent. trapped on the swollen -- i don't know how to say that river. the flood waters from...
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they're hoping romney will kind of bounce back in those two contests. we'll see. here's your thursday forecast now, everybody. showers in south florida. some much-needed rain. thunderstorms in texas and oklahoma. snow showers in michigan and the colorado rockies. idaho and montana. also some showers from san francisco up to seattle. >> 65 in sacramento. 55 in albuquerque. 48 in salt lake city. it's 30s from the twin cities to indianapolis. 48 here in new york. 53 in atlanta. and near 80 in miami. it's always 80 in miami. always warm. always yellow down there. >> we love it. well, is it or isn't it? an amateur video posted online claims to prove that iceland's own version of the loch ness monster is very real. the legend of a gigantic mythic river worm goes back to the year 1345. but no one has captured pictures of the creature until now. >> okay. so iceland's national broadcast network immediately posted this video online. and now it is the hot topic of debate throughout the country and the world. but the skeptics say it's just a bit of fishing net moving through
they're hoping romney will kind of bounce back in those two contests. we'll see. here's your thursday forecast now, everybody. showers in south florida. some much-needed rain. thunderstorms in texas and oklahoma. snow showers in michigan and the colorado rockies. idaho and montana. also some showers from san francisco up to seattle. >> 65 in sacramento. 55 in albuquerque. 48 in salt lake city. it's 30s from the twin cities to indianapolis. 48 here in new york. 53 in atlanta. and near 80...
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from ann romney. you know, i know that ann romney is playing for the other team. is there a certain sisterhood between women who are in this position? >> absolutely. and this is something that barack and i talk about. we have learned this over time. who ever makes this kind of sacrifice, they deserve a pat on the back, that's how this democracy works. >> reporter: outside the white house there is always lots of chatter about how much is the first lady influencing policy. how do you see your role in that regard? >> i rarely step foot in the west wing. in fact people are shocked when they see me there. >> reporter: the first lady has long said her most important role is mom in chief. and now, with a teenager. i have a 14-year-old son. he has a question. it's hard enough to be 14 if your parents aren't the president and first lady if you don't live in the white house. how do you help her negotiate that treacherous territory of 14. >> we point out. look around. you want to see hardship. you want to see struggle. you don't have it, kid. so i think, giving her some pers
from ann romney. you know, i know that ann romney is playing for the other team. is there a certain sisterhood between women who are in this position? >> absolutely. and this is something that barack and i talk about. we have learned this over time. who ever makes this kind of sacrifice, they deserve a pat on the back, that's how this democracy works. >> reporter: outside the white house there is always lots of chatter about how much is the first lady influencing policy. how do you...
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a santorum and romney sat right next to each other. they were throwing haymakers from the very start on issues both foreign and domestic. the candidates now in their own words. >> congress has a role of allocating resource when's they think the administration has it wrong. >> but while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> congressman paul, you've questioned the conservative, fiscal conservative credentials. but particularly this week senator santorum you have a new television ad that labels him a fake. >> because he's a fake. >> everybody talks about managing the current government. the current government is a disaster. >> if you don't balance your budget in business, you go out of business. >> we're going to cut taxes on everyone across the country by 20%. >> this is the most dangerous president on national security grounds in american history. >> we must not allow iran to have a nuclear weapon. if they do, the world changes. >> the wars we fight aren't a defensive war. they're offen
a santorum and romney sat right next to each other. they were throwing haymakers from the very start on issues both foreign and domestic. the candidates now in their own words. >> congress has a role of allocating resource when's they think the administration has it wrong. >> but while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> congressman paul, you've questioned the conservative, fiscal conservative credentials. but particularly...
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he aggressively challenged mitt romney, but mitt romney stuck to his guns. president obama came out swinging, but mitt romney showed he could take a punch and throw it right back. the contenders were combative. the president aggressively went after romney's economic plan, a stark contrast from their first showdown. >> he has a one-point plan, and that plan is to make sure that folks at the top play by a different set of rules. >> reporter: and it was clear right from the start that romney's game plan was to keep the focus on the president's record over four years. >> the president's policies have been exercised over the last four years, and they haven't put americans back to work. we have fewer people working today than we had when the president took office. >> reporter: the town hall format meant a looser setting. both candidates moved about the stage closer to the audience of undecided voters. at one point they squared off like fighters in a ring over domestic oil production. romney peppered the president with questions. the president barely hid his disdai
he aggressively challenged mitt romney, but mitt romney stuck to his guns. president obama came out swinging, but mitt romney showed he could take a punch and throw it right back. the contenders were combative. the president aggressively went after romney's economic plan, a stark contrast from their first showdown. >> he has a one-point plan, and that plan is to make sure that folks at the top play by a different set of rules. >> reporter: and it was clear right from the start that...
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and this from the romney campaign. >> mitt romney has a plan to get america working. barack obama worst job record since the depression. >> reporter: but that is not true. on obama's watch there have been more jobs lost than created, but at this point in george w. bush's first term even more jobs were lost. accurate or not you will see more and more ad like those because the campaigns both of them are convinced they're working. jonathan carl, abc news, washington. >>> we had this discussion, too, people hate to see the negative ads. get bombarded in the swing states. you see them because they work and are effective here. a tough stat, 63% think the country headed in the wrong direction. the president taking a big hit in the poll, health care, immigration. two issues, the supreme court ruled on. amazingly despite all that, still a dead heat. >> i know. and i think what's significant to me at least you have these campaign ad and some of the allegations are not true. they're false. what about the fact checking. isn't that irresponsible? >> it is. but, people -- that's wh
and this from the romney campaign. >> mitt romney has a plan to get america working. barack obama worst job record since the depression. >> reporter: but that is not true. on obama's watch there have been more jobs lost than created, but at this point in george w. bush's first term even more jobs were lost. accurate or not you will see more and more ad like those because the campaigns both of them are convinced they're working. jonathan carl, abc news, washington. >>> we...